US10108032B2 - Curved display apparatus having radially extending flexible substrates and method of manufacturing the same - Google Patents
Curved display apparatus having radially extending flexible substrates and method of manufacturing the same Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- US10108032B2 US10108032B2 US15/181,884 US201615181884A US10108032B2 US 10108032 B2 US10108032 B2 US 10108032B2 US 201615181884 A US201615181884 A US 201615181884A US 10108032 B2 US10108032 B2 US 10108032B2
- Authority
- US
- United States
- Prior art keywords
- curved display
- curved
- display panel
- substrate
- flexible substrates
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Active, expires
Links
- 239000000758 substrate Substances 0.000 title claims abstract description 250
- 238000004519 manufacturing process Methods 0.000 title description 6
- 230000002093 peripheral effect Effects 0.000 claims description 18
- 239000004642 Polyimide Substances 0.000 claims description 7
- 229920001721 polyimide Polymers 0.000 claims description 7
- 229910021417 amorphous silicon Inorganic materials 0.000 claims description 3
- 239000004973 liquid crystal related substance Substances 0.000 claims description 3
- 239000011521 glass Substances 0.000 claims description 2
- 238000005452 bending Methods 0.000 description 5
- 238000007906 compression Methods 0.000 description 3
- 230000003252 repetitive effect Effects 0.000 description 3
- 230000000052 comparative effect Effects 0.000 description 2
- 230000007423 decrease Effects 0.000 description 2
- 239000011159 matrix material Substances 0.000 description 1
- 238000007789 sealing Methods 0.000 description 1
Images
Classifications
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
- G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
- G02F1/01—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour
- G02F1/13—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells
- G02F1/133—Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
- G02F1/13306—Circuit arrangements or driving methods for the control of single liquid crystal cells
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
- G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
- G02F1/01—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour
- G02F1/13—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells
- G02F1/133—Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
- G02F1/1333—Constructional arrangements; Manufacturing methods
- G02F1/133305—Flexible substrates, e.g. plastics, organic film
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
- G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
- G02F1/01—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour
- G02F1/13—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells
- G02F1/133—Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
- G02F1/1333—Constructional arrangements; Manufacturing methods
- G02F1/1345—Conductors connecting electrodes to cell terminals
- G02F1/13452—Conductors connecting driver circuitry and terminals of panels
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
- G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
- G02F1/01—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour
- G02F1/13—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells
- G02F1/133—Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
- G02F1/136—Liquid crystal cells structurally associated with a semi-conducting layer or substrate, e.g. cells forming part of an integrated circuit
- G02F1/1362—Active matrix addressed cells
- G02F1/1368—Active matrix addressed cells in which the switching element is a three-electrode device
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
- G06F1/00—Details not covered by groups G06F3/00 - G06F13/00 and G06F21/00
- G06F1/16—Constructional details or arrangements
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H01L27/00—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate
- H01L27/02—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including semiconductor components specially adapted for rectifying, oscillating, amplifying or switching and having potential barriers; including integrated passive circuit elements having potential barriers
- H01L27/12—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including semiconductor components specially adapted for rectifying, oscillating, amplifying or switching and having potential barriers; including integrated passive circuit elements having potential barriers the substrate being other than a semiconductor body, e.g. an insulating body
- H01L27/1214—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including semiconductor components specially adapted for rectifying, oscillating, amplifying or switching and having potential barriers; including integrated passive circuit elements having potential barriers the substrate being other than a semiconductor body, e.g. an insulating body comprising a plurality of TFTs formed on a non-semiconducting substrate, e.g. driving circuits for AMLCDs
- H01L27/1218—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including semiconductor components specially adapted for rectifying, oscillating, amplifying or switching and having potential barriers; including integrated passive circuit elements having potential barriers the substrate being other than a semiconductor body, e.g. an insulating body comprising a plurality of TFTs formed on a non-semiconducting substrate, e.g. driving circuits for AMLCDs with a particular composition or structure of the substrate
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H01L27/00—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate
- H01L27/02—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including semiconductor components specially adapted for rectifying, oscillating, amplifying or switching and having potential barriers; including integrated passive circuit elements having potential barriers
- H01L27/12—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including semiconductor components specially adapted for rectifying, oscillating, amplifying or switching and having potential barriers; including integrated passive circuit elements having potential barriers the substrate being other than a semiconductor body, e.g. an insulating body
- H01L27/1214—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including semiconductor components specially adapted for rectifying, oscillating, amplifying or switching and having potential barriers; including integrated passive circuit elements having potential barriers the substrate being other than a semiconductor body, e.g. an insulating body comprising a plurality of TFTs formed on a non-semiconducting substrate, e.g. driving circuits for AMLCDs
- H01L27/1259—Multistep manufacturing methods
- H01L27/1262—Multistep manufacturing methods with a particular formation, treatment or coating of the substrate
-
- H01L27/3244—
-
- H01L51/0097—
-
- H01L51/56—
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- H04N5/00—Details of television systems
- H04N5/44—Receiver circuitry for the reception of television signals according to analogue transmission standards
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H10K—ORGANIC ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES
- H10K59/00—Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one organic light-emitting element covered by group H10K50/00
- H10K59/10—OLED displays
- H10K59/12—Active-matrix OLED [AMOLED] displays
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H10K—ORGANIC ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES
- H10K71/00—Manufacture or treatment specially adapted for the organic devices covered by this subclass
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H10K—ORGANIC ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES
- H10K77/00—Constructional details of devices covered by this subclass and not covered by groups H10K10/80, H10K30/80, H10K50/80 or H10K59/80
- H10K77/10—Substrates, e.g. flexible substrates
- H10K77/111—Flexible substrates
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
- G02F2201/00—Constructional arrangements not provided for in groups G02F1/00 - G02F7/00
- G02F2201/56—Substrates having a particular shape, e.g. non-rectangular
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- H04N5/00—Details of television systems
- H04N5/64—Constructional details of receivers, e.g. cabinets or dust covers
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H10K—ORGANIC ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES
- H10K59/00—Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one organic light-emitting element covered by group H10K50/00
- H10K59/10—OLED displays
- H10K59/12—Active-matrix OLED [AMOLED] displays
- H10K59/131—Interconnections, e.g. wiring lines or terminals
Definitions
- Exemplary embodiments of the present invention relate to a curved display apparatus. More particularly, exemplary embodiments of the present invention relate to a curved display apparatus including radially extending flexible substrates.
- a curved display apparatus includes a curved display panel, a display panel driver and a controller.
- the curved display panel includes an active region displaying an image and a peripheral region adjacent to the active region.
- the driver includes a data driver and a gate driver, and the driver applies a driving signal to the curved display panel.
- the controller may include a curved printed circuit board applying a control signal to the display panel driver.
- the curved display apparatus may include a plurality of substrates electrically connecting the curved display panel with the printed circuit board. Due to the curved shape of each of the curved display panel and the curved printed circuit board, a stress may be applied to the plurality of substrates such that an electrical connection reliability of the flexible substrates decreases.
- a curved display apparatus includes a curved display panel including a first substrate and a second substrate facing the first substrate, wherein the curved display panel extends in a tangential direction with respect to a first axis direction, and the first substrate includes a switching element and a pixel electrode electrically connected to the switching element.
- a driver is configured to apply a driving signal to the curved display panel.
- a controller includes a curved printed circuit board extending in the tangential direction with respect to the first axis direction, wherein the controller is configured to apply a control signal to the driver.
- a plurality of flexible substrates electrically connect the curved printed circuit board with the curved display panel.
- Each of the plurality of flexible substrates includes a first connection portion connected to the curved display panel, a second connection portion connected to the curved printed circuit board, and a flexible substrate body connecting the first connection portion with the second connection portion, wherein the flexible substrate body extends in a radial direction with respect to the first axis direction.
- the plurality of first connection portions are equally spaced apart from one another, and the plurality of second connection portions are equally spaced apart from one another.
- a first pair of adjacent first connection portions of the plurality of first connection portions are spaced apart from one another by a first distance
- a second pair of adjacent first connection portions of the plurality of first connection portions are spaced apart from one another by a second distance different than the first distance
- a first pair of adjacent second connection portions of the plurality of second connection portions are spaced apart from one another by a third distance
- a second pair of adjacent second connection portions of the plurality of second connection portions are spaced apart from one another by a fourth distance different than the third distance.
- At least one of the plurality of flexible substrates has a rectangular shape.
- At least one of the plurality of flexible substrates has a trapezoidal shape.
- a length of the first connection portion along the tangential direction with respect to the first axis direction is less than a length of the second connection portion along the tangential direction with respect to the first axis direction.
- At least one of the plurality of flexible substrates has a dumbbell shape.
- a length of the first connection portion along the tangential direction with respect to the first axis direction is less than a length of the second connection portion along the tangential direction with respect to the first axis direction.
- At least one of the plurality of flexible substrates includes polyimide.
- the curved display panel includes an active region configured to display an image and a peripheral region disposed adjacent to the active region.
- Each of the plurality of first connection portions is connected to the peripheral region of the curved display panel.
- the driver includes a plurality of data drivers.
- Each of the plurality of data drivers is mounted on a respective one of the plurality of flexible substrates as a chip on film (COF).
- COF chip on film
- the driver includes a plurality of data drivers.
- Each of the plurality of data drivers is mounted on the first substrate of the flexible display panel as a chip on glass (COG).
- COG chip on glass
- the driver includes a gate driver.
- the gate driver is directly mounted on the first substrate of the flexible display panel as an amorphous silicon gate (ASG).
- ASG amorphous silicon gate
- the curved display panel further includes a liquid crystal layer or an organic light emitting layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.
- a method of manufacturing a curved display apparatus includes providing a flat display panel including a first substrate and a second substrate facing the first substrate, wherein the first substrate includes a switching element and a pixel electrode electrically connected to the switching element.
- a flat printed circuit board and a plurality of flexible substrates are provided, wherein each of the plurality of flexible substrates includes a first connection portion, a second connection portion, and a flexible substrate body connecting the first and second connection portions.
- the first connection portions of the plurality of flexible substrates are connected on the flat display panel along a first direction, wherein the first connection portions of the plurality of flexible substrates are spaced apart from one another.
- the second connection portions of the plurality of flexible substrates are connected on the flat printed circuit board along the first direction, wherein the second connection portions of the plurality of flexible substrates are spaced apart from one another.
- a first pair of two second connection portions of the plurality of flexible substrates are spaced apart from each other by a first distance.
- a second pair of two second connection portions of the plurality of flexible substrates are spaced apart from each other by a second distance different from the first distance.
- a distance between two second connection portions of the plurality of flexible substrates adjacent to each other increases when a distance between a center line of the flat display panel and the two second connection portions of the plurality of flexible substrates increases.
- the method of manufacturing a curved display apparatus further includes bending the flat display panel to form a curved display panel and bending the flat printed circuit board to form a curved printed circuit board.
- the flexible substrate body of each of the plurality of flexible substrates extends in a radial direction with respect to a first axis direction, wherein the curved display panel and the curved printed circuit board are curved with respect to the first axis direction.
- the first connection portion of each of the plurality of flexible substrates is connected to the flat display panel by a thermal compression process
- the second connection portion of each of the plurality of flexible substrates is connected to the flat printed circuit board by the thermal compression process.
- the curved display panel includes an active region displaying an image and a peripheral disposed adjacent to the active region.
- the first connection portions of the plurality of flexible substrates are connected to the peripheral region of the curved display panel.
- a curved display apparatus includes a curved display panel including a first substrate and a second substrate facing the first substrate, wherein the curved display panel is curved along a portion of a first imaginary circle, wherein the first substrate includes a switching element and a pixel electrode electrically connected to the switching element.
- a driver is configured to apply a driving signal to the curved display panel.
- a controller includes a curved printed circuit board, wherein the curved printed circuit board is curved along a portion of a second imaginary circle that has a same center as the first imaginary circle, wherein the controller is configured to apply a control signal to the driver.
- a plurality of flexible substrates electrically connect the curved printed circuit board with the curved display panel.
- Each of the plurality of flexible substrates includes a first connection portion connected to the curved display panel, a second connection portion connected to the curved printed circuit board, and a flexible substrate body connecting the first connection portion with the second connection portion, wherein the flexible substrate body extends in a radial direction with respect to the center of the first imaginary circle.
- the curved display panel and the curved printed circuit board overlap.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a curved display apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a plan view illustrating the curved display apparatus of FIG. 1 , according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a flexible substrate of FIG. 1 , according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 4 is a side view in an axial direction illustrating the curved display apparatus of FIG. 1 , according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a curved display apparatus according to a comparative embodiment
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating a curved display apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating a flexible substrate of FIG. 6 , according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a side view in an axial direction illustrating the curved display apparatus of FIG. 6 , according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a perspective view illustrating a curved display apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a perspective view illustrating a flexible substrate of FIG. 9 , according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is a side view in an axial direction illustrating the curved display apparatus of FIG. 9 , according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a perspective view illustrating a curved display apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is a plan view illustrating a flexible substrate of FIG. 12 , according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 14 is a perspective view illustrating a flexible substrate of FIG. 12 , according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 15 is a side view in an axial direction illustrating the curved display apparatus of FIG. 12 , according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 16 and 17 are plan views illustrating a method of manufacturing a curved display apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a curved display apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a plan view illustrating the curved display apparatus of FIG. 1 , according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a flexible substrate of FIG. 1 , according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a side view in an axial direction illustrating the curved display apparatus of FIG. 1 , according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- a curved display apparatus 10 includes a curved display panel 100 , a driver, a controller, and a plurality of flexible substrates 500 .
- the curved display panel 100 includes an active region AA on which an image is displayed, and a peripheral region PA adjacent to the active region AA.
- the peripheral region PA does not display an image.
- the active region AA may be referred to as a display region.
- the curved display panel 100 includes a plurality of gate lines GL, each of which extends in a first direction D 1 , and a plurality of data lines DL, each of which extends in a second direction D 2 crossing the first direction D 1 .
- the curved display panel 100 includes a plurality of pixels.
- the pixels are electrically connected to the gate lines GL and the data lines DL.
- the gate lines GL, the data lines DL and the pixels are disposed in the active region AA of the curved display panel 100 .
- Each pixel includes a switching element TR electrically connected to each of the gate lines GL and a respective one of the data lines DL.
- the pixels may be disposed in a matrix form.
- the curved display panel 100 may include a first substrate 110 and a second substrate 150 opposite to the first substrate 110 .
- the first substrate 110 may be an array substrate.
- the gate lines GL and the data lines DL may be disposed on the first substrate 110 .
- a plurality of switching elements TR connected to the gate lines GL and the data lines DL may be disposed on the first substrate 110 .
- a pixel electrode PE may be disposed on the first substrate 110 .
- the second substrate 150 may be a corresponding substrate opposite to the first substrate 110 .
- a common electrode facing the pixel electrode PE may be disposed under the second substrate 150 .
- a color filter defining a color of a pixel may be disposed under the second substrate 150 .
- the common electrode may be disposed on the first substrate 110 .
- the color filter may be disposed on the first substrate 110 .
- An overlap area between the first substrate 110 and the second substrate 150 may be substantially the same as the active region AA of the curved display panel 100 .
- the overlap area between the first substrate 110 and the second substrate 150 except for the area where a sealing member is disposed, may be defined by the active region AA of the curved display panel 100 .
- the display apparatus may further include a display unit 170 interposed between the first and second substrates 110 and 150 .
- the display unit 170 may include an organic light emitting layer.
- the display unit 170 may include a liquid crystal layer.
- the curved display panel 100 may have a curved shape with respect to an axial direction z.
- the curved display panel 100 may extend in a tangential direction ⁇ with respect to the axial direction z.
- the driver may include a plurality of data drivers 400 and a gate driver 300 .
- the driver may apply a driving signal to the curved display panel 100 .
- the controller may include a curved printed circuit board 200 having a curved shape with respect to the axial direction z.
- the curved printed circuit board 200 may extend in the tangential direction ⁇ with respect to the axial direction z.
- the controller may apply a control signal to the driver.
- Each of the data drivers 400 may be electrically connected to one of the data lines DL of the curved display panel 100 to apply the driving signal to the one of the data lines DL.
- Each of the data drivers 400 may be mounted on a respective one of the flexible substrates 500 as a chip on film (COF).
- COF chip on film
- the gate driver 300 may be electrically connected to the gate lines GL of the curved display panel 100 to apply the driving signal to the gate lines GL.
- the gate driver 300 may be directly mounted on the first substrate 110 of the curved display panel 100 as an amorphous silicon gate (ASG).
- ASG amorphous silicon gate
- the curved printed circuit board 200 may include a control circuit such as a timing controller, a power voltage generator, etc.
- each of the flexible substrates 500 may include polyimide.
- the timing controller receives input image data and an input control signal from an external apparatus.
- the input image data may include red image data, green image data and blue image data.
- the input control signal may include a master clock signal and a data enable signal.
- the input control signal may further include a vertical synchronizing signal and a horizontal synchronizing signal.
- the timing controller generates a first control signal, a second control signal and a data signal based on the input image data and the input control signal.
- the timing controller generates the first control signal for controlling an operation of the gate driver 300 based on the input control signal, and outputs the first control signal to the gate driver 300 .
- the timing controller generates the second control signal for controlling an operation of the data drivers 400 based on the input control signal, and outputs the second control signal to the data drivers 400 .
- the timing controller generates the data signal based on the input image data.
- the timing controller outputs the data signal to the data drivers 400 .
- the gate driver 300 generates gate signals driving the gate lines GL in response to the first control signal received from the timing controller.
- the gate driver 300 sequentially outputs the gate signals to the gate lines GL.
- the data drivers 400 receive the second control signal and the data signal from the timing controller.
- the data drivers 400 convert the data signal into analog data voltages.
- the data drivers 400 output the data voltages to the data lines DL.
- the control signal may include the first control signal, the second control signal and the data signal.
- the driving signal may include the gate signal and the data voltages.
- the flexible substrate 500 may electrically connect the curved display panel 100 with the curved printed circuit board 200 .
- each of the flexible substrates 500 may include polyimide.
- Each of the flexible substrates 500 may include a first connection portion 515 connected to the curved display panel 100 , a second connection portion 535 connected to the curved printed circuit board 200 , and a flexible substrate body 525 connecting the first and second connection portions 515 and 535 .
- the flexible substrate body 525 may extend in a radial direction r with respect to the axial direction z, as shown in FIG. 4 .
- first connection portions 515 may be spaced apart from one another by a constant distance to be connected to the curved display panel 100 .
- second connection portions 535 may be spaced apart from one another by a constant distance to be connected to the curved printed circuit board 200 .
- first connection portions 515 may be spaced apart from one another by distances different from one another
- second connection portions 535 may be spaced apart from one another by distances different from one another.
- first connection portions 515 may be connected to the peripheral region PA of the curved display panel 100 .
- each of the first connection portions 515 may have a rectangular shape.
- the flexible substrates 500 may include first to fifth flexible substrates 510 , 520 , 530 , 540 and 550 .
- the data drivers 400 may include first to fifth data drivers 410 , 420 , 430 , 440 and 450 .
- each of the first to fifth data drivers 410 , 420 , 430 , 440 and 450 may be mounted on a respective one of the first to fifth flexible substrates 510 , 520 , 530 , 540 and 550 .
- the radial direction r may include first to fifth radial directions r 1 , r 2 , r 3 , r 4 and r 5 .
- each of the flexible substrate bodies of the first to fifth flexible substrates 510 , 520 , 530 , 540 and 550 may extend in a respective one of the first to fifth radial directions r 1 , r 2 , r 3 , r 4 and r 5 .
- the curved display apparatus 10 may include a flexible substrate body 525 of each of the flexible substrates 500 extending in the radial direction r with respect to the axial direction z. Accordingly, a stress transmitted to the flexible substrates 500 by the curved display apparatus 10 may be reduced. In addition, an electrical connection reliability of the flexible substrates 500 may be increased.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a curved display apparatus according to a comparative embodiment.
- a conventional curved display apparatus includes first to fifth flexible substrates 610 , 620 , 630 , 640 and 650 and first to fifth data drivers 612 , 622 , 632 , 642 and 652 .
- the first to fifth flexible substrates 610 , 620 , 630 , 640 and 650 may extend in a third direction D 3 crossing the first and second directions D 1 and D 2 .
- stresses applied to the fourth flexible substrate 640 and the fifth flexible substrate 650 are greater than a stress applied to the first flexible substrate 610 . Due to the stresses, an electrical connection reliability of the fourth and fifth flexible substrates 640 and 650 may decrease.
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating a curved display apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating a flexible substrate of FIG. 6 , according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a side view in an axial direction illustrating the curved display apparatus of FIG. 6 , according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- the curved display apparatus of FIGS. 6 to 8 may be substantially the same as that of FIGS. 1 to 3 , except for a shape of flexible substrates.
- like reference numerals may refer to like elements, and repetitive explanations thereof may be omitted.
- a curved display apparatus 12 includes a curved display panel 100 , a driver, a controller, and a plurality of flexible substrates 502 .
- the curved display panel 100 includes an active region AA on which an image is displayed, and a peripheral region PA adjacent to the active region AA.
- the peripheral region PA does not display an image.
- the active region AA may be referred to as a display region.
- the curved display panel 100 may include a first substrate 110 and a second substrate 150 opposite to the first substrate 110 .
- the curved display panel 100 may have a curved shape with respect to an axial direction z.
- the curved display panel 100 may extend in a tangential direction ⁇ with respect to the axial direction z.
- the driver may include a plurality of data drivers 400 and a gate driver 300 .
- the driver may apply a driving signal to the curved display panel 100 .
- the controller may include a curved printed circuit board 200 having a curved shape with respect to the axial direction z.
- the curved printed circuit board 200 may extend in the tangential direction ⁇ with respect to the axial direction z.
- the controller may apply a control signal to the driver.
- Each of the data drivers 400 may be electrically connected to one of the data lines DL of the curved display panel 100 to apply the driving signal to the data lines DL.
- Each of the data drivers 400 may be mounted on a respective one of the flexible substrates 502 as a COP.
- the gate driver 300 may be electrically connected to the gate lines GL of the curved display panel 100 to apply the driving signal to the gate lines GL.
- the gate driver 300 may be directly mounted on the first substrate 110 of the curved display panel 100 as an ASG.
- the curved printed circuit board 200 may include a control circuit such as a timing controller, a power voltage generator, etc.
- each of the flexible substrates 502 may include polyimide.
- the flexible substrate 502 may electrically connect the curved display panel 100 with the curved printed circuit board 200 .
- Each of the flexible substrate 502 may include a first connection portion 545 connected to the curved display panel 100 , a second connection portion 565 connected to the curved printed circuit board 200 and a flexible substrate body 555 connecting the first and second connection portions 545 and 565 .
- the flexible substrate body 555 may extend in a radial direction r with respect to the axial direction z.
- first connection portions 545 may be spaced apart from one another by a constant distance to be connected to the curved display panel 100 .
- second connection portions 565 may be spaced apart from one another by a constant distance to be connected to the curved printed circuit board 200 .
- first connection portions 545 may be spaced apart from one another by distances different from one another
- second connection portions 565 may be spaced apart from one another by distances different from one another.
- the flexible substrates 502 may include first to fifth flexible substrates 512 , 522 , 532 , 542 and 552 .
- the data drivers 400 may include first to fifth data drivers 410 , 420 , 430 , 440 and 450 .
- each of the first to fifth data drivers 410 , 420 , 430 , 440 and 450 may be mounted on a respective one of the first to fifth flexible substrates 512 , 522 , 532 , 542 and 552 .
- the radial direction r may include first to fifth radial directions r 1 , r 2 , r 3 , r 4 and r 5 .
- each of the flexible substrate bodies of the first to fifth flexible substrates 512 , 522 , 532 , 542 and 552 may extend in a respective one of the first to fifth radial directions r 1 , r 2 , r 3 , r 4 and r 5 .
- each of the flexible substrates 502 may have a trapezoidal shape.
- a length L 1 along the tangential direction ⁇ , with respect to the axial direction z, of a first connection portion 545 of the first flexible substrate 512 may be less than a length L 2 along the tangential direction ⁇ , with respect to the axial direction z, of a second connection portion 565 of the first flexible substrate 512 .
- the curved display apparatus 12 may include a flexible substrate body 555 of each of the flexible substrates 502 extending in the radial direction r with respect to the axial direction z. Accordingly, a stress transmitted to the flexible substrates 502 by the curved display apparatus 12 may be reduced. In addition, an electrical connection reliability of the flexible substrates 502 may be increased.
- FIG. 9 is a perspective view illustrating a curved display apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a perspective view illustrating a flexible substrate of FIG. 9 , according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is a side view in an axial direction illustrating the curved display apparatus of FIG. 9 , according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- the curved display apparatus of FIGS. 9 to 11 may be substantially the same as that of FIGS. 1 to 3 , except for a shape of flexible substrates.
- like reference numerals may refer to like elements, and repetitive explanations thereof may be omitted.
- a curved display apparatus 14 includes a curved display panel 100 , a driver, a controller, and a plurality of flexible substrates 504 .
- the curved display panel 100 includes an active region AA on which an image is displayed, and a peripheral region PA adjacent to the active region AA.
- the peripheral region PA does not display an image.
- the active region AA may be referred to as a display region.
- the curved display panel 100 may include a first substrate 110 and a second substrate 150 opposite to the first substrate 110 .
- the curved display panel 100 may have a curved shape with respect to an axial direction z.
- the curved display panel 100 may extend in a tangential direction ⁇ with respect to the axial direction z.
- the driver may include a plurality of data drivers 400 and a gate driver 300 .
- the driver may apply a driving signal to the curved display panel 100 .
- the controller may include a curved printed circuit board 200 having a curved shape with respect to the axial direction z.
- the curved printed circuit board 200 may extend in the tangential direction ⁇ with respect to the axial direction z.
- the controller may apply a control signal to the driver.
- Each of the data drivers 400 may be electrically connected to one of the data lines DL of the curved display panel 100 to apply the driving signal to the data lines DL.
- Each of the data drivers 400 may be mounted on a respective one of the flexible substrates 504 as a COF.
- the gate driver 300 may be electrically connected to the gate lines GL of the curved display panel 100 to apply the driving signal to the gate lines GL.
- the gate driver 300 may be directly mounted on the first substrate 110 of the curved display panel 100 as an ASG.
- the curved printed circuit board 200 may include a control circuit such as a timing controller, a power voltage generator, etc.
- each of the flexible substrates 504 may include polyimide.
- the flexible substrate 504 may electrically connect the curved display panel 100 with the curved printed circuit board 200 .
- Each of the flexible substrate 504 may include a first connection portion 575 connected to the curved display panel 100 , a second connection portion 595 connected to the curved printed circuit board 200 and a flexible substrate body 585 connecting the first and second connection portions 575 and 595 .
- the flexible substrate body 585 may extend in a radial direction r with respect to the axial direction z.
- first connection portions 575 may be spaced apart from one another by a constant distance to connect the curved display panel 100 .
- second connection portions 595 may be spaced apart from one another by a constant distance to connect the curved printed circuit board 200 .
- first connection portions 575 may be spaced apart from one another by distances different from one another
- second connection portions 595 may be spaced apart from one another by distances different from one another.
- the flexible substrates 504 may include first to fifth flexible substrates 514 , 524 , 534 , 544 and 554 .
- the data drivers 400 may include first to fifth data drivers 410 , 420 , 430 , 440 and 450 .
- each of the first to fifth data drivers 410 , 420 , 430 , 440 and 450 may be mounted on a respective one of the first to fifth flexible substrates 514 , 524 , 534 , 544 and 554 .
- the radial direction r may include first to fifth radial directions r 1 , r 2 , r 3 , r 4 and r 5 .
- each of the flexible substrate bodies of the first to fifth flexible substrates 514 , 524 , 534 , 544 and 554 may extend in a respective one of the first to fifth radial directions r 1 , r 2 , r 3 , r 4 and r 5 .
- each of the flexible substrates 504 may have a dumbbell shape.
- a dumbbell shape may have notches or cavities in the middle of the shape.
- the dumbbell shape of the flexible substrates 504 may be a shape in which the flexible substrate body 585 of a flexible substrate 504 may have notches or cavities toward the data driver 400 approximately at mid-length of the flexible substrate body 585 .
- a length L 3 along the tangential direction ⁇ , with respect to the axial direction z, of a first connection portion 575 of the first flexible substrate 514 may be less than a length L 4 along the tangential direction ⁇ , with respect to the axial direction z, of a second connection portion 595 of the first flexible substrate 514 .
- the curved display apparatus 14 may include the flexible substrate body 585 of each of the flexible substrates 504 extending in the radial direction r with respect to the axial direction z. Accordingly, a stress transmitted to the flexible substrates 504 by the curved display apparatus 14 may be reduced. In addition, an electrical connection reliability of the flexible substrates 504 may be increased.
- FIG. 12 is a perspective view illustrating a curved display apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is a plan view illustrating a flexible substrate of FIG. 12 , according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 14 is a perspective view illustrating a flexible substrate of FIG. 12 , according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 15 is a side view in an axial direction illustrating the curved display apparatus of FIG. 12 .
- a curved display apparatus of FIGS. 12 to 15 may be substantially the same as that of FIGS. 1 to 3 , except for a chip type. Thus, like reference numerals may refer to like elements, and repetitive explanations thereof may be omitted.
- a curved display apparatus 16 includes a curved display panel 100 , a driver, a controller, and a plurality of flexible substrates 506 .
- the curved display panel 100 includes an active region AA on which an image is displayed, and a peripheral region PA adjacent to the active region AA.
- the peripheral region PA does not display an image.
- the active region AA may be referred to as a display region.
- the curved display panel 100 may include a first substrate 110 and a second substrate 150 opposite to the first substrate 110 .
- the curved display panel 100 may have a curved shape with respect to an axial direction z.
- the curved display panel 100 may extend in a tangential direction ⁇ with respect to the axial direction z.
- the driver may include a plurality of data drivers 402 and a gate driver 300 .
- the driver may apply a driving signal to the curved display panel 100 .
- the controller may include a curved printed circuit board 200 having a curved shape with respect to the axial direction z.
- the curved printed circuit board 200 may extend in the tangential direction ⁇ with respect to the axial direction z.
- the controller may apply a control signal to the driver.
- Each of the data drivers 402 may be electrically connected to one of the data lines DL of the curved display panel 100 to apply the driving signal to the data lines DL.
- Each of the data drivers 402 may be mounted on the first substrate 110 as a COG.
- the gate driver 300 may be electrically connected to the gate lines GL of the curved display panel 100 to apply the driving signal to the gate lines GL.
- the gate driver 300 may be directly mounted on the first substrate 110 of the curved display panel 100 as an ASG.
- the curved printed circuit board 200 may include a control circuit such as a timing controller, a power voltage generator, etc.
- each of the flexible substrates 506 may include polyimide.
- the flexible substrate 506 may electrically connect the curved display panel 100 with the curved printed circuit board 200 .
- Each of the flexible substrates 506 may include a first connection portion 515 connected to the curved display panel 100 , a second connection portion 535 connected to the curved printed circuit board 200 and a flexible substrate body 525 connecting the first and second connection portions 515 and 535 .
- the flexible substrate body 525 may extend in a radial direction r with respect to the axial direction z.
- first connection portions 515 may be spaced apart from one another by a constant distance to be connected to the curved display panel 100 .
- second connection portions 535 may be spaced apart from one another by a constant distance to be connected to the curved printed circuit board 200 .
- first connection portions 515 may be spaced apart from one another by distances different from one another
- second connection portions 535 may be spaced apart from one another by distances different from one another.
- the flexible substrate 506 may include first to fifth flexible substrates 516 , 526 , 536 , 546 and 556 .
- the data drivers 402 may include first to fourth data drivers 460 , 470 , 480 and 490 .
- Each of the first to fourth data drivers 460 , 470 , 480 and 490 may be mounted on the first substrate 110 .
- each of the first to fourth data drivers 460 , 470 , 480 and 490 may be mounted on the peripheral region PA of the curved display panel 100 .
- the radial direction r may include first to fifth radial directions r 1 , r 2 , r 3 , r 4 and r 5 .
- each of the flexible substrate bodies 525 of the first to fifth flexible substrates 516 , 526 , 536 , 546 and 556 may extend in a respective one of the first to fifth radial directions r 1 , r 2 , r 3 , r 4 and r 5 .
- the curved display apparatus 16 may include the flexible substrate body 525 of each of the flexible substrates 506 extending in the radial direction r with respect to the axial direction z. Accordingly, a stress transmitted to the flexible substrates 506 by the curved display apparatus 16 may be reduced. In addition, an electrical connection reliability of the flexible substrates 506 may be increased.
- FIGS. 16 and 17 are plan views illustrating a method of manufacturing a curved display apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- a flat display panel 102 may be provided.
- the flat display panel 102 may include a first substrate 110 and a second substrate 150 facing the first substrate 110 .
- the first substrate 110 may include a switching element TR and a pixel electrode PE electrically connected to the switching element TR.
- a plurality of flexible substrates 500 may be provided on the flat display panel 102 .
- Each of the flexible substrates 500 includes first and second connection portions 515 and 535 , and a flexible substrate body 525 connecting the first and second connection portions 515 and 535 .
- the flexible substrates 500 may include first to fifth flexible substrates 518 , 528 , 538 , 548 and 558 .
- a plurality of data drivers 410 , 420 , 430 , 440 and 450 may be provided. Each of the data drivers 410 , 420 , 430 , 440 and 450 may be mounted on a respective one of the first to fifth flexible substrates 518 , 528 , 538 , 548 and 558 .
- the first connection portions of the first to fifth flexible substrates 518 , 528 , 538 , 548 and 558 may be connected to a peripheral region PA of the flat display panel 102 along a first direction D 1 by a thermal compression process.
- the first connection portion 515 of the first to fifth flexible substrates 518 , 528 , 538 , 548 and 558 may be spaced apart from one another by a constant distance.
- a flat printed circuit board 202 may be provided.
- the second connection portions 535 of the first to fifth flexible substrates 518 , 528 , 538 , 548 and 558 may be connected to the flat printed circuit board 202 .
- At least two second connection portions 535 adjacent to each other of the first to fifth flexible substrates 518 , 528 , 538 , 548 and 558 may be spaced apart from each other by a first distance L 5 .
- At least another two second connection portions 535 adjacent to each other of the first to fifth flexible substrates 518 , 528 , 538 , 548 and 558 may be spaced apart from each other by a second distance L 6 different from the first distance L 5 .
- the first distance L 5 may be a distance between a center line C 1 of the first flexible substrate 518 and a center line C 2 of the second flexible substrate 528 or between the center line C 1 of the first flexible substrate 518 and a center line C 3 of the third flexible substrate 538 .
- the second distance L 6 may be a distance between the center line C 2 of the second flexible substrate 528 and a center line C 4 of the fourth flexible substrate 548 or between the center line C 3 of the third flexible substrate 538 and a center line C 5 of the fifth flexible substrate 558 .
- a distance between two second connection portions 535 adjacent to each other may increase when a distance between a center line CL of the flat display panel 102 and the two second connection portions 535 increases.
- the first distance L 5 may be less than the second distance L 6 .
- the flat display panel 102 and the flat printed circuit board may be bent to have a curved shape to form the curved display panel 100 and the curved printed circuit board 200 shown in FIG. 1 .
- the curved printed circuit board 200 may be electrically connected to the curved display panel 100 through the flexible substrates 500 .
- the curved printed circuit board 200 may be disposed to overlap the curved display panel 100 by bending the flexible substrates 500 .
- the first and second connection portions 515 and 535 may be created by bending the flexible substrates 500 so the curved printed circuit board 200 may be disposed to overlap the curved display panel 100 .
- the flexible substrates 500 may extend in the radial direction r with respect to the axial direction z. Accordingly, a stress transmitted to the flexible substrates 500 by the curved display apparatus 10 may be reduced. In addition, an electrical connection reliability of the flexible substrates 500 may be increased.
Landscapes
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Nonlinear Science (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Power Engineering (AREA)
- Mathematical Physics (AREA)
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
- Optics & Photonics (AREA)
- Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
- Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
- Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
- Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
- Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
- General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
- Multimedia (AREA)
- Signal Processing (AREA)
- Devices For Indicating Variable Information By Combining Individual Elements (AREA)
- Electroluminescent Light Sources (AREA)
- Liquid Crystal (AREA)
Abstract
A curved display apparatus includes a curved display panel, a driver, a controller and a plurality of flexible substrates. The curved display panel extends in a tangential direction with respect to a first axis direction. The driver applies a driving signal to the curved display panel. The controller includes a curved printed circuit board extending in the tangential direction with respect to a first axis direction. The controller applies a control signal to the driver. The flexible substrates electrically connect the curved printed circuit board with the curved display panel. Each of the flexible substrates includes a first connection portion connected to the curved display panel, a second connection portion connected to the curved printed circuit board and a flexible substrate body connecting the first connection portion with the second connection portion. The flexible substrate body extends in a radial direction with respect to the first axis direction.
Description
This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2015-0161834, filed on Nov. 18, 2015, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), the contents of which are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.
Exemplary embodiments of the present invention relate to a curved display apparatus. More particularly, exemplary embodiments of the present invention relate to a curved display apparatus including radially extending flexible substrates.
A curved display apparatus includes a curved display panel, a display panel driver and a controller. The curved display panel includes an active region displaying an image and a peripheral region adjacent to the active region. In addition, the driver includes a data driver and a gate driver, and the driver applies a driving signal to the curved display panel. The controller may include a curved printed circuit board applying a control signal to the display panel driver.
The curved display apparatus may include a plurality of substrates electrically connecting the curved display panel with the printed circuit board. Due to the curved shape of each of the curved display panel and the curved printed circuit board, a stress may be applied to the plurality of substrates such that an electrical connection reliability of the flexible substrates decreases.
According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a curved display apparatus includes a curved display panel including a first substrate and a second substrate facing the first substrate, wherein the curved display panel extends in a tangential direction with respect to a first axis direction, and the first substrate includes a switching element and a pixel electrode electrically connected to the switching element. A driver is configured to apply a driving signal to the curved display panel. A controller includes a curved printed circuit board extending in the tangential direction with respect to the first axis direction, wherein the controller is configured to apply a control signal to the driver. A plurality of flexible substrates electrically connect the curved printed circuit board with the curved display panel. Each of the plurality of flexible substrates includes a first connection portion connected to the curved display panel, a second connection portion connected to the curved printed circuit board, and a flexible substrate body connecting the first connection portion with the second connection portion, wherein the flexible substrate body extends in a radial direction with respect to the first axis direction.
In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of first connection portions are equally spaced apart from one another, and the plurality of second connection portions are equally spaced apart from one another.
In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a first pair of adjacent first connection portions of the plurality of first connection portions are spaced apart from one another by a first distance, and a second pair of adjacent first connection portions of the plurality of first connection portions are spaced apart from one another by a second distance different than the first distance. A first pair of adjacent second connection portions of the plurality of second connection portions are spaced apart from one another by a third distance, and a second pair of adjacent second connection portions of the plurality of second connection portions are spaced apart from one another by a fourth distance different than the third distance.
In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, at least one of the plurality of flexible substrates has a rectangular shape.
In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, at least one of the plurality of flexible substrates has a trapezoidal shape.
In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, for the at least one of the plurality of flexible substrates having the trapezoidal shape, a length of the first connection portion along the tangential direction with respect to the first axis direction is less than a length of the second connection portion along the tangential direction with respect to the first axis direction.
In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, at least one of the plurality of flexible substrates has a dumbbell shape.
In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, for the at least one of the plurality of flexible substrates having the dumbbell shape, a length of the first connection portion along the tangential direction with respect to the first axis direction is less than a length of the second connection portion along the tangential direction with respect to the first axis direction.
In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, at least one of the plurality of flexible substrates includes polyimide.
In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the curved display panel includes an active region configured to display an image and a peripheral region disposed adjacent to the active region. Each of the plurality of first connection portions is connected to the peripheral region of the curved display panel.
In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the driver includes a plurality of data drivers. Each of the plurality of data drivers is mounted on a respective one of the plurality of flexible substrates as a chip on film (COF).
In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the driver includes a plurality of data drivers. Each of the plurality of data drivers is mounted on the first substrate of the flexible display panel as a chip on glass (COG).
In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the driver includes a gate driver. The gate driver is directly mounted on the first substrate of the flexible display panel as an amorphous silicon gate (ASG).
In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the curved display panel further includes a liquid crystal layer or an organic light emitting layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.
According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a method of manufacturing a curved display apparatus includes providing a flat display panel including a first substrate and a second substrate facing the first substrate, wherein the first substrate includes a switching element and a pixel electrode electrically connected to the switching element. A flat printed circuit board and a plurality of flexible substrates are provided, wherein each of the plurality of flexible substrates includes a first connection portion, a second connection portion, and a flexible substrate body connecting the first and second connection portions. The first connection portions of the plurality of flexible substrates are connected on the flat display panel along a first direction, wherein the first connection portions of the plurality of flexible substrates are spaced apart from one another. The second connection portions of the plurality of flexible substrates are connected on the flat printed circuit board along the first direction, wherein the second connection portions of the plurality of flexible substrates are spaced apart from one another. A first pair of two second connection portions of the plurality of flexible substrates are spaced apart from each other by a first distance. A second pair of two second connection portions of the plurality of flexible substrates are spaced apart from each other by a second distance different from the first distance.
In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a distance between two second connection portions of the plurality of flexible substrates adjacent to each other increases when a distance between a center line of the flat display panel and the two second connection portions of the plurality of flexible substrates increases.
In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the method of manufacturing a curved display apparatus further includes bending the flat display panel to form a curved display panel and bending the flat printed circuit board to form a curved printed circuit board.
In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, after bending the flat display panel and the flat printed circuit board, the flexible substrate body of each of the plurality of flexible substrates extends in a radial direction with respect to a first axis direction, wherein the curved display panel and the curved printed circuit board are curved with respect to the first axis direction.
In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the first connection portion of each of the plurality of flexible substrates is connected to the flat display panel by a thermal compression process, and the second connection portion of each of the plurality of flexible substrates is connected to the flat printed circuit board by the thermal compression process.
In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the curved display panel includes an active region displaying an image and a peripheral disposed adjacent to the active region. The first connection portions of the plurality of flexible substrates are connected to the peripheral region of the curved display panel.
According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a curved display apparatus includes a curved display panel including a first substrate and a second substrate facing the first substrate, wherein the curved display panel is curved along a portion of a first imaginary circle, wherein the first substrate includes a switching element and a pixel electrode electrically connected to the switching element. A driver is configured to apply a driving signal to the curved display panel. A controller includes a curved printed circuit board, wherein the curved printed circuit board is curved along a portion of a second imaginary circle that has a same center as the first imaginary circle, wherein the controller is configured to apply a control signal to the driver. A plurality of flexible substrates electrically connect the curved printed circuit board with the curved display panel. Each of the plurality of flexible substrates includes a first connection portion connected to the curved display panel, a second connection portion connected to the curved printed circuit board, and a flexible substrate body connecting the first connection portion with the second connection portion, wherein the flexible substrate body extends in a radial direction with respect to the center of the first imaginary circle.
In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the curved display panel and the curved printed circuit board overlap.
Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will become more clearly understood from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
Various exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the exemplary embodiments thereof set forth herein. Like reference numerals may refer to like elements throughout this application.
Referring to FIGS. 1 to 4 , a curved display apparatus 10 includes a curved display panel 100, a driver, a controller, and a plurality of flexible substrates 500.
The curved display panel 100 includes an active region AA on which an image is displayed, and a peripheral region PA adjacent to the active region AA. The peripheral region PA does not display an image. The active region AA may be referred to as a display region.
As illustrated in FIG. 2 , in a plan view, the curved display panel 100 includes a plurality of gate lines GL, each of which extends in a first direction D1, and a plurality of data lines DL, each of which extends in a second direction D2 crossing the first direction D1.
The curved display panel 100 includes a plurality of pixels. The pixels are electrically connected to the gate lines GL and the data lines DL. The gate lines GL, the data lines DL and the pixels are disposed in the active region AA of the curved display panel 100.
Each pixel includes a switching element TR electrically connected to each of the gate lines GL and a respective one of the data lines DL. The pixels may be disposed in a matrix form.
The curved display panel 100 may include a first substrate 110 and a second substrate 150 opposite to the first substrate 110.
For example, the first substrate 110 may be an array substrate. The gate lines GL and the data lines DL may be disposed on the first substrate 110. A plurality of switching elements TR connected to the gate lines GL and the data lines DL may be disposed on the first substrate 110. A pixel electrode PE may be disposed on the first substrate 110.
The second substrate 150 may be a corresponding substrate opposite to the first substrate 110. A common electrode facing the pixel electrode PE may be disposed under the second substrate 150. A color filter defining a color of a pixel may be disposed under the second substrate 150. Alternatively, the common electrode may be disposed on the first substrate 110. The color filter may be disposed on the first substrate 110.
An overlap area between the first substrate 110 and the second substrate 150 may be substantially the same as the active region AA of the curved display panel 100. Alternatively, the overlap area between the first substrate 110 and the second substrate 150, except for the area where a sealing member is disposed, may be defined by the active region AA of the curved display panel 100.
The display apparatus may further include a display unit 170 interposed between the first and second substrates 110 and 150. The display unit 170 may include an organic light emitting layer. Alternatively, the display unit 170 may include a liquid crystal layer.
The curved display panel 100 may have a curved shape with respect to an axial direction z. For example, the curved display panel 100 may extend in a tangential direction θ with respect to the axial direction z.
The driver may include a plurality of data drivers 400 and a gate driver 300. The driver may apply a driving signal to the curved display panel 100. The controller may include a curved printed circuit board 200 having a curved shape with respect to the axial direction z. For example, the curved printed circuit board 200 may extend in the tangential direction θ with respect to the axial direction z. The controller may apply a control signal to the driver.
Each of the data drivers 400 may be electrically connected to one of the data lines DL of the curved display panel 100 to apply the driving signal to the one of the data lines DL.
Each of the data drivers 400 may be mounted on a respective one of the flexible substrates 500 as a chip on film (COF).
The gate driver 300 may be electrically connected to the gate lines GL of the curved display panel 100 to apply the driving signal to the gate lines GL.
The gate driver 300 may be directly mounted on the first substrate 110 of the curved display panel 100 as an amorphous silicon gate (ASG).
The curved printed circuit board 200 may include a control circuit such as a timing controller, a power voltage generator, etc. In addition, each of the flexible substrates 500 may include polyimide.
The timing controller receives input image data and an input control signal from an external apparatus. The input image data may include red image data, green image data and blue image data. The input control signal may include a master clock signal and a data enable signal. The input control signal may further include a vertical synchronizing signal and a horizontal synchronizing signal.
The timing controller generates a first control signal, a second control signal and a data signal based on the input image data and the input control signal.
The timing controller generates the first control signal for controlling an operation of the gate driver 300 based on the input control signal, and outputs the first control signal to the gate driver 300.
The timing controller generates the second control signal for controlling an operation of the data drivers 400 based on the input control signal, and outputs the second control signal to the data drivers 400.
The timing controller generates the data signal based on the input image data. The timing controller outputs the data signal to the data drivers 400.
The gate driver 300 generates gate signals driving the gate lines GL in response to the first control signal received from the timing controller. The gate driver 300 sequentially outputs the gate signals to the gate lines GL.
The data drivers 400 receive the second control signal and the data signal from the timing controller. The data drivers 400 convert the data signal into analog data voltages. The data drivers 400 output the data voltages to the data lines DL.
The control signal may include the first control signal, the second control signal and the data signal. The driving signal may include the gate signal and the data voltages.
The flexible substrate 500 may electrically connect the curved display panel 100 with the curved printed circuit board 200. In addition, each of the flexible substrates 500 may include polyimide.
Each of the flexible substrates 500 may include a first connection portion 515 connected to the curved display panel 100, a second connection portion 535 connected to the curved printed circuit board 200, and a flexible substrate body 525 connecting the first and second connection portions 515 and 535. The flexible substrate body 525 may extend in a radial direction r with respect to the axial direction z, as shown in FIG. 4 .
For example, the first connection portions 515 may be spaced apart from one another by a constant distance to be connected to the curved display panel 100. In addition, the second connection portions 535 may be spaced apart from one another by a constant distance to be connected to the curved printed circuit board 200.
Alternatively, the first connection portions 515 may be spaced apart from one another by distances different from one another, and the second connection portions 535 may be spaced apart from one another by distances different from one another.
In addition, the first connection portions 515 may be connected to the peripheral region PA of the curved display panel 100. In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, each of the first connection portions 515 may have a rectangular shape.
As illustrated in FIG. 4 , the flexible substrates 500 may include first to fifth flexible substrates 510, 520, 530, 540 and 550. In addition, the data drivers 400 may include first to fifth data drivers 410, 420, 430, 440 and 450.
For example, each of the first to fifth data drivers 410, 420, 430, 440 and 450 may be mounted on a respective one of the first to fifth flexible substrates 510, 520, 530, 540 and 550.
The radial direction r may include first to fifth radial directions r1, r2, r3, r4 and r5.
For example, each of the flexible substrate bodies of the first to fifth flexible substrates 510, 520, 530, 540 and 550 may extend in a respective one of the first to fifth radial directions r1, r2, r3, r4 and r5.
The curved display apparatus 10, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, may include a flexible substrate body 525 of each of the flexible substrates 500 extending in the radial direction r with respect to the axial direction z. Accordingly, a stress transmitted to the flexible substrates 500 by the curved display apparatus 10 may be reduced. In addition, an electrical connection reliability of the flexible substrates 500 may be increased.
The first to fifth flexible substrates 610, 620, 630, 640 and 650 may extend in a third direction D3 crossing the first and second directions D1 and D2.
Accordingly, stresses applied to the fourth flexible substrate 640 and the fifth flexible substrate 650 are greater than a stress applied to the first flexible substrate 610. Due to the stresses, an electrical connection reliability of the fourth and fifth flexible substrates 640 and 650 may decrease.
Referring to FIGS. 6 to 8 , a curved display apparatus 12 includes a curved display panel 100, a driver, a controller, and a plurality of flexible substrates 502.
The curved display panel 100 includes an active region AA on which an image is displayed, and a peripheral region PA adjacent to the active region AA. The peripheral region PA does not display an image. The active region AA may be referred to as a display region.
The curved display panel 100 may include a first substrate 110 and a second substrate 150 opposite to the first substrate 110.
The curved display panel 100 may have a curved shape with respect to an axial direction z. For example, the curved display panel 100 may extend in a tangential direction θ with respect to the axial direction z.
The driver may include a plurality of data drivers 400 and a gate driver 300. The driver may apply a driving signal to the curved display panel 100. The controller may include a curved printed circuit board 200 having a curved shape with respect to the axial direction z. For example, the curved printed circuit board 200 may extend in the tangential direction θ with respect to the axial direction z. The controller may apply a control signal to the driver.
Each of the data drivers 400 may be electrically connected to one of the data lines DL of the curved display panel 100 to apply the driving signal to the data lines DL.
Each of the data drivers 400 may be mounted on a respective one of the flexible substrates 502 as a COP.
The gate driver 300 may be electrically connected to the gate lines GL of the curved display panel 100 to apply the driving signal to the gate lines GL.
The gate driver 300 may be directly mounted on the first substrate 110 of the curved display panel 100 as an ASG.
The curved printed circuit board 200 may include a control circuit such as a timing controller, a power voltage generator, etc.
In addition, each of the flexible substrates 502 may include polyimide. The flexible substrate 502 may electrically connect the curved display panel 100 with the curved printed circuit board 200.
Each of the flexible substrate 502 may include a first connection portion 545 connected to the curved display panel 100, a second connection portion 565 connected to the curved printed circuit board 200 and a flexible substrate body 555 connecting the first and second connection portions 545 and 565. The flexible substrate body 555 may extend in a radial direction r with respect to the axial direction z.
For example, the first connection portions 545 may be spaced apart from one another by a constant distance to be connected to the curved display panel 100. In addition, the second connection portions 565 may be spaced apart from one another by a constant distance to be connected to the curved printed circuit board 200.
Alternatively, the first connection portions 545 may be spaced apart from one another by distances different from one another, and the second connection portions 565 may be spaced apart from one another by distances different from one another.
As illustrated in FIG. 8 , the flexible substrates 502 may include first to fifth flexible substrates 512, 522, 532, 542 and 552. In addition, the data drivers 400 may include first to fifth data drivers 410, 420, 430, 440 and 450.
For example, each of the first to fifth data drivers 410, 420, 430, 440 and 450 may be mounted on a respective one of the first to fifth flexible substrates 512, 522, 532, 542 and 552.
The radial direction r may include first to fifth radial directions r1, r2, r3, r4 and r5.
For example, each of the flexible substrate bodies of the first to fifth flexible substrates 512, 522, 532, 542 and 552 may extend in a respective one of the first to fifth radial directions r1, r2, r3, r4 and r5.
In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, each of the flexible substrates 502 may have a trapezoidal shape. For example, a length L1 along the tangential direction θ, with respect to the axial direction z, of a first connection portion 545 of the first flexible substrate 512 may be less than a length L2 along the tangential direction θ, with respect to the axial direction z, of a second connection portion 565 of the first flexible substrate 512.
The curved display apparatus 12, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, may include a flexible substrate body 555 of each of the flexible substrates 502 extending in the radial direction r with respect to the axial direction z. Accordingly, a stress transmitted to the flexible substrates 502 by the curved display apparatus 12 may be reduced. In addition, an electrical connection reliability of the flexible substrates 502 may be increased.
Referring to FIGS. 9 to 11 , a curved display apparatus 14 includes a curved display panel 100, a driver, a controller, and a plurality of flexible substrates 504.
The curved display panel 100 includes an active region AA on which an image is displayed, and a peripheral region PA adjacent to the active region AA. The peripheral region PA does not display an image. The active region AA may be referred to as a display region.
The curved display panel 100 may include a first substrate 110 and a second substrate 150 opposite to the first substrate 110.
The curved display panel 100 may have a curved shape with respect to an axial direction z. For example, the curved display panel 100 may extend in a tangential direction θ with respect to the axial direction z.
The driver may include a plurality of data drivers 400 and a gate driver 300. The driver may apply a driving signal to the curved display panel 100. The controller may include a curved printed circuit board 200 having a curved shape with respect to the axial direction z. For example, the curved printed circuit board 200 may extend in the tangential direction θ with respect to the axial direction z. The controller may apply a control signal to the driver.
Each of the data drivers 400 may be electrically connected to one of the data lines DL of the curved display panel 100 to apply the driving signal to the data lines DL.
Each of the data drivers 400 may be mounted on a respective one of the flexible substrates 504 as a COF.
The gate driver 300 may be electrically connected to the gate lines GL of the curved display panel 100 to apply the driving signal to the gate lines GL.
The gate driver 300 may be directly mounted on the first substrate 110 of the curved display panel 100 as an ASG.
The curved printed circuit board 200 may include a control circuit such as a timing controller, a power voltage generator, etc.
In addition, each of the flexible substrates 504 may include polyimide. The flexible substrate 504 may electrically connect the curved display panel 100 with the curved printed circuit board 200.
Each of the flexible substrate 504 may include a first connection portion 575 connected to the curved display panel 100, a second connection portion 595 connected to the curved printed circuit board 200 and a flexible substrate body 585 connecting the first and second connection portions 575 and 595. The flexible substrate body 585 may extend in a radial direction r with respect to the axial direction z.
For example, the first connection portions 575 may be spaced apart from one another by a constant distance to connect the curved display panel 100. In addition, the second connection portions 595 may be spaced apart from one another by a constant distance to connect the curved printed circuit board 200.
Alternatively, the first connection portions 575 may be spaced apart from one another by distances different from one another, and the second connection portions 595 may be spaced apart from one another by distances different from one another.
As illustrated in FIG. 11 , the flexible substrates 504 may include first to fifth flexible substrates 514, 524, 534, 544 and 554. In addition, the data drivers 400 may include first to fifth data drivers 410, 420, 430, 440 and 450.
For example, each of the first to fifth data drivers 410, 420, 430, 440 and 450 may be mounted on a respective one of the first to fifth flexible substrates 514, 524, 534, 544 and 554.
The radial direction r may include first to fifth radial directions r1, r2, r3, r4 and r5.
For example, each of the flexible substrate bodies of the first to fifth flexible substrates 514, 524, 534, 544 and 554 may extend in a respective one of the first to fifth radial directions r1, r2, r3, r4 and r5.
In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, each of the flexible substrates 504 may have a dumbbell shape. A dumbbell shape may have notches or cavities in the middle of the shape. For example, the dumbbell shape of the flexible substrates 504 may be a shape in which the flexible substrate body 585 of a flexible substrate 504 may have notches or cavities toward the data driver 400 approximately at mid-length of the flexible substrate body 585. In addition, a length L3 along the tangential direction θ, with respect to the axial direction z, of a first connection portion 575 of the first flexible substrate 514 may be less than a length L4 along the tangential direction θ, with respect to the axial direction z, of a second connection portion 595 of the first flexible substrate 514.
The curved display apparatus 14, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, may include the flexible substrate body 585 of each of the flexible substrates 504 extending in the radial direction r with respect to the axial direction z. Accordingly, a stress transmitted to the flexible substrates 504 by the curved display apparatus 14 may be reduced. In addition, an electrical connection reliability of the flexible substrates 504 may be increased.
Referring to FIGS. 12 to 15 , a curved display apparatus 16 includes a curved display panel 100, a driver, a controller, and a plurality of flexible substrates 506.
The curved display panel 100 includes an active region AA on which an image is displayed, and a peripheral region PA adjacent to the active region AA. The peripheral region PA does not display an image. The active region AA may be referred to as a display region.
The curved display panel 100 may include a first substrate 110 and a second substrate 150 opposite to the first substrate 110.
The curved display panel 100 may have a curved shape with respect to an axial direction z. For example, the curved display panel 100 may extend in a tangential direction θ with respect to the axial direction z.
The driver may include a plurality of data drivers 402 and a gate driver 300. The driver may apply a driving signal to the curved display panel 100. The controller may include a curved printed circuit board 200 having a curved shape with respect to the axial direction z. For example, the curved printed circuit board 200 may extend in the tangential direction θ with respect to the axial direction z. The controller may apply a control signal to the driver.
Each of the data drivers 402 may be electrically connected to one of the data lines DL of the curved display panel 100 to apply the driving signal to the data lines DL.
Each of the data drivers 402 may be mounted on the first substrate 110 as a COG.
The gate driver 300 may be electrically connected to the gate lines GL of the curved display panel 100 to apply the driving signal to the gate lines GL.
The gate driver 300 may be directly mounted on the first substrate 110 of the curved display panel 100 as an ASG.
The curved printed circuit board 200 may include a control circuit such as a timing controller, a power voltage generator, etc.
In addition, each of the flexible substrates 506 may include polyimide. The flexible substrate 506 may electrically connect the curved display panel 100 with the curved printed circuit board 200.
Each of the flexible substrates 506 may include a first connection portion 515 connected to the curved display panel 100, a second connection portion 535 connected to the curved printed circuit board 200 and a flexible substrate body 525 connecting the first and second connection portions 515 and 535. The flexible substrate body 525 may extend in a radial direction r with respect to the axial direction z.
For example, the first connection portions 515 may be spaced apart from one another by a constant distance to be connected to the curved display panel 100. In addition, the second connection portions 535 may be spaced apart from one another by a constant distance to be connected to the curved printed circuit board 200.
Alternatively, the first connection portions 515 may be spaced apart from one another by distances different from one another, and the second connection portions 535 may be spaced apart from one another by distances different from one another.
As illustrated in FIG. 15 , the flexible substrate 506 may include first to fifth flexible substrates 516, 526, 536, 546 and 556. In addition, the data drivers 402 may include first to fourth data drivers 460, 470, 480 and 490.
Each of the first to fourth data drivers 460, 470, 480 and 490 may be mounted on the first substrate 110. For example, each of the first to fourth data drivers 460, 470, 480 and 490 may be mounted on the peripheral region PA of the curved display panel 100.
The radial direction r may include first to fifth radial directions r1, r2, r3, r4 and r5.
For example, each of the flexible substrate bodies 525 of the first to fifth flexible substrates 516, 526, 536, 546 and 556 may extend in a respective one of the first to fifth radial directions r1, r2, r3, r4 and r5.
The curved display apparatus 16, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, may include the flexible substrate body 525 of each of the flexible substrates 506 extending in the radial direction r with respect to the axial direction z. Accordingly, a stress transmitted to the flexible substrates 506 by the curved display apparatus 16 may be reduced. In addition, an electrical connection reliability of the flexible substrates 506 may be increased.
Referring to FIGS. 1, 3 and 16 , a flat display panel 102 may be provided. The flat display panel 102 may include a first substrate 110 and a second substrate 150 facing the first substrate 110. The first substrate 110 may include a switching element TR and a pixel electrode PE electrically connected to the switching element TR.
A plurality of flexible substrates 500 may be provided on the flat display panel 102. Each of the flexible substrates 500 includes first and second connection portions 515 and 535, and a flexible substrate body 525 connecting the first and second connection portions 515 and 535.
For example, the flexible substrates 500 may include first to fifth flexible substrates 518, 528, 538, 548 and 558. A plurality of data drivers 410, 420, 430, 440 and 450 may be provided. Each of the data drivers 410, 420, 430, 440 and 450 may be mounted on a respective one of the first to fifth flexible substrates 518, 528, 538, 548 and 558.
The first connection portions of the first to fifth flexible substrates 518, 528, 538, 548 and 558 may be connected to a peripheral region PA of the flat display panel 102 along a first direction D1 by a thermal compression process. The first connection portion 515 of the first to fifth flexible substrates 518, 528, 538, 548 and 558 may be spaced apart from one another by a constant distance.
Referring to FIG. 17 , a flat printed circuit board 202 may be provided. The second connection portions 535 of the first to fifth flexible substrates 518, 528, 538, 548 and 558 may be connected to the flat printed circuit board 202.
In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, at least two second connection portions 535 adjacent to each other of the first to fifth flexible substrates 518, 528, 538, 548 and 558 may be spaced apart from each other by a first distance L5. At least another two second connection portions 535 adjacent to each other of the first to fifth flexible substrates 518, 528, 538, 548 and 558 may be spaced apart from each other by a second distance L6 different from the first distance L5.
The first distance L5 may be a distance between a center line C1 of the first flexible substrate 518 and a center line C2 of the second flexible substrate 528 or between the center line C1 of the first flexible substrate 518 and a center line C3 of the third flexible substrate 538.
The second distance L6 may be a distance between the center line C2 of the second flexible substrate 528 and a center line C4 of the fourth flexible substrate 548 or between the center line C3 of the third flexible substrate 538 and a center line C5 of the fifth flexible substrate 558.
In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a distance between two second connection portions 535 adjacent to each other may increase when a distance between a center line CL of the flat display panel 102 and the two second connection portions 535 increases. For example, the first distance L5 may be less than the second distance L6.
Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 17 , the flat display panel 102 and the flat printed circuit board may be bent to have a curved shape to form the curved display panel 100 and the curved printed circuit board 200 shown in FIG. 1 .
The curved printed circuit board 200 may be electrically connected to the curved display panel 100 through the flexible substrates 500. The curved printed circuit board 200 may be disposed to overlap the curved display panel 100 by bending the flexible substrates 500. For example, the first and second connection portions 515 and 535 may be created by bending the flexible substrates 500 so the curved printed circuit board 200 may be disposed to overlap the curved display panel 100.
According to the method of manufacturing the curved display apparatus 10, the flexible substrates 500 may extend in the radial direction r with respect to the axial direction z. Accordingly, a stress transmitted to the flexible substrates 500 by the curved display apparatus 10 may be reduced. In addition, an electrical connection reliability of the flexible substrates 500 may be increased.
While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and detail may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the following claims.
Claims (15)
1. A curved display apparatus comprising:
a curved display panel including a first substrate and a second substrate facing the first substrate, wherein the curved display panel extends in a tangential direction with respect to a first axis direction, and the first substrate includes a switching element and a pixel electrode electrically connected to the switching element;
a driver configured to apply a driving signal to the curved display panel;
a controller including a curved printed circuit board extending in the tangential direction with respect to the first axis direction such that the curved display panel and the curved printed circuit board have an identical degree of curvature, wherein the controller is configured to apply a control signal to the driver; and
a plurality of flexible substrates electrically connecting the curved printed circuit board with the curved display panel, wherein each of the plurality of flexible substrates includes:
a first connection portion connected to the curved display panel;
a second connection portion connected to the curved printed circuit board; and
a flexible substrate body connecting the first connection portion with the second connection portion, wherein the flexible substrate body extends in a radial direction with respect to the first axis direction such that the flexible substrate body is tangential to both the curved display panel and the curved printed circuit board.
2. The curved display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first connection portions are equally spaced apart from one another, and the plurality of second connection portions are equally spaced apart from one another.
3. The curved display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of flexible substrates has a rectangular shape.
4. The curved display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of flexible substrates has an isosceles trapezoidal shape.
5. The curved display apparatus of claim 4 , wherein, for the at least one of the plurality of flexible substrates having the trapezoidal shape, a length of the first connection portion along the tangential direction with respect to the first axis direction is less than a length of the second connection portion along the tangential direction with respect to the first axis direction.
6. The curved display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of flexible substrates has a dumbbell shape.
7. The curved display apparatus of claim 6 , wherein, for the at least one of the plurality of flexible substrates having the dumbbell shape, a length of the first connection portion along the tangential direction with respect to the first axis direction is less than a length of the second connection portion along the tangential direction with respect to the first axis direction.
8. The curved display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of flexible substrates includes polyimide.
9. The curved display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the curved display panel includes an active region configured to display an image and a peripheral region disposed adjacent to the active region, and wherein each of the plurality of first connection portions is connected to the peripheral region of the curved display panel.
10. The curved display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the driver includes a plurality of data drivers, and wherein each of the plurality of data drivers is mounted on a respective one of the plurality of flexible substrates as a chip on film (COF).
11. The curved display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the driver includes a plurality of data drivers, and wherein each of the plurality of data drivers is mounted on the first substrate of the curved display panel as a chip on glass (COG).
12. The curved display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the driver includes a gate driver, and wherein the gate driver is directly mounted on the first substrate of the curved display panel as an amorphous silicon gate (ASG).
13. The curved display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the curved display panel further includes a liquid crystal layer or an organic light emitting layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.
14. A curved display apparatus comprising:
a curved display panel including a first substrate and a second substrate facing the first substrate, wherein the curved display panel extends in a tangential direction with respect to a first axis direction, and the first substrate includes a switching element and a pixel electrode electrically connected to the switching element;
a driver configured to apply a driving signal to the curved display panel;
a controller including a curved printed circuit board extending in the tangential direction with respect to the first axis direction, wherein the controller is configured to apply a control signal to the driver; and
a plurality of flexible substrates electrically connecting the curved printed circuit board with the curved display panel, wherein each of the plurality of flexible substrates includes:
a first connection portion connected to the curved display panel;
a second connection portion connected to the curved printed circuit board; and
a flexible substrate body connecting the first connection portion with the second connection portion, wherein the flexible substrate body extends in a radial direction with respect to the first axis direction,
wherein a first pair of adjacent first connection portions of the plurality of first connection portions are spaced apart from one another by a first distance, and a second pair of adjacent first connection portions of the plurality of first connection portions are spaced apart from one another by a second distance different than the first distance, and wherein a first pair of adjacent second connection portions of the plurality of second connection portions are spaced apart from one another by a third distance, and a second pair of adjacent second connection portions of the plurality of second connection portions are spaced apart from one another by a fourth distance different than the third distance.
15. A curved display apparatus comprising:
a curved display panel including a first substrate and a second substrate facing the first substrate, wherein the curved display panel is curved along a portion of a first imaginary circle, wherein the first substrate includes a switching element and a pixel electrode electrically connected to the switching element;
a driver configured to apply a driving signal to the curved display panel;
a controller including a curved printed circuit board, wherein the curved printed circuit board is curved along a portion of a second imaginary circle that has a same center as the first imaginary circle, wherein the controller is configured to apply a control signal to the driver; and
a plurality of flexible substrates electrically connecting the curved printed circuit board with the curved display panel, wherein each of the plurality of flexible substrates includes:
a first connection portion connected to the curved display panel;
a second connection portion connected to the curved printed circuit board; and
a flexible substrate body connecting the first connection portion with the second connection portion, wherein the flexible substrate body extends in a radial direction with respect to the center of the first imaginary circle, wherein each of the flexible substrate bodies have a trapezoidal shape, and wherein both legs of the trapezoidal shape of each of the flexible substrate bodies extend in the radial direction.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
KR10-2015-0161834 | 2015-11-18 | ||
KR1020150161834A KR102414074B1 (en) | 2015-11-18 | 2015-11-18 | Curved display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
US20170139249A1 US20170139249A1 (en) | 2017-05-18 |
US10108032B2 true US10108032B2 (en) | 2018-10-23 |
Family
ID=58691449
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
US15/181,884 Active 2036-08-10 US10108032B2 (en) | 2015-11-18 | 2016-06-14 | Curved display apparatus having radially extending flexible substrates and method of manufacturing the same |
Country Status (2)
Country | Link |
---|---|
US (1) | US10108032B2 (en) |
KR (1) | KR102414074B1 (en) |
Cited By (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US10948754B2 (en) | 2017-12-19 | 2021-03-16 | Samsung Display Co., Ltd. | Curved display module and display apparatus having the same |
US11526040B2 (en) | 2020-02-25 | 2022-12-13 | Samsung Display Co., Ltd. | Display device and method of fabricating the same |
US11550364B2 (en) | 2019-11-01 | 2023-01-10 | Motorola Mobility Llc | Flexible display with preformed curvilinear foldable substrate and corresponding electronic devices and methods |
Families Citing this family (8)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US11073730B2 (en) | 2017-12-01 | 2021-07-27 | Mitsubishi Electric Corporation | Display device |
KR102560649B1 (en) | 2018-01-19 | 2023-07-28 | 삼성디스플레이 주식회사 | Display device |
CN110320716A (en) * | 2018-03-29 | 2019-10-11 | 夏普株式会社 | Flexible distributing board and display device |
KR102652758B1 (en) * | 2018-07-06 | 2024-04-02 | 삼성디스플레이 주식회사 | Display apparatus and method of manufacturing thereof |
JP2020101642A (en) * | 2018-12-20 | 2020-07-02 | シャープ株式会社 | Display device and electronic device |
KR102605376B1 (en) * | 2018-12-31 | 2023-11-23 | 삼성디스플레이 주식회사 | Display device |
JP7274365B2 (en) * | 2019-06-26 | 2023-05-16 | 株式会社ジャパンディスプレイ | Electronics |
CN112466216B (en) * | 2020-12-09 | 2023-07-04 | 厦门天马微电子有限公司 | Flexible circuit board, curved surface display module and curved surface display device |
Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
KR20120052764A (en) | 2010-11-16 | 2012-05-24 | 엘지디스플레이 주식회사 | Chip on film and liquid crystal display device module including the same |
US20140111735A1 (en) * | 2012-10-23 | 2014-04-24 | Samsung Display Co., Ltd. | Liquid crystal display apparatus |
US20150189768A1 (en) * | 2013-12-31 | 2015-07-02 | Lg Display Co., Ltd. | Curved Display |
US20150316810A1 (en) * | 2012-06-29 | 2015-11-05 | Sony Corporation | Display device |
-
2015
- 2015-11-18 KR KR1020150161834A patent/KR102414074B1/en active IP Right Grant
-
2016
- 2016-06-14 US US15/181,884 patent/US10108032B2/en active Active
Patent Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
KR20120052764A (en) | 2010-11-16 | 2012-05-24 | 엘지디스플레이 주식회사 | Chip on film and liquid crystal display device module including the same |
US20150316810A1 (en) * | 2012-06-29 | 2015-11-05 | Sony Corporation | Display device |
US20140111735A1 (en) * | 2012-10-23 | 2014-04-24 | Samsung Display Co., Ltd. | Liquid crystal display apparatus |
US20150189768A1 (en) * | 2013-12-31 | 2015-07-02 | Lg Display Co., Ltd. | Curved Display |
Cited By (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US10948754B2 (en) | 2017-12-19 | 2021-03-16 | Samsung Display Co., Ltd. | Curved display module and display apparatus having the same |
US11353731B2 (en) | 2017-12-19 | 2022-06-07 | Samsung Display Co., Ltd. | Curved display module and display apparatus having the same |
US11550364B2 (en) | 2019-11-01 | 2023-01-10 | Motorola Mobility Llc | Flexible display with preformed curvilinear foldable substrate and corresponding electronic devices and methods |
US11526040B2 (en) | 2020-02-25 | 2022-12-13 | Samsung Display Co., Ltd. | Display device and method of fabricating the same |
US11899295B2 (en) | 2020-02-25 | 2024-02-13 | Samsung Display Co., Ltd. | Display device and method of fabricating the same |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
---|---|
KR20170058497A (en) | 2017-05-29 |
US20170139249A1 (en) | 2017-05-18 |
KR102414074B1 (en) | 2022-06-29 |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
US10108032B2 (en) | Curved display apparatus having radially extending flexible substrates and method of manufacturing the same | |
US10510280B2 (en) | Display panel and display apparatus having the same | |
US9898978B2 (en) | Liquid crystal panels and the driving circuits thereof | |
US20080204434A1 (en) | Display Device | |
US9953600B2 (en) | Display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same | |
US10388242B2 (en) | Display apparatus and method for driving the same | |
KR102502077B1 (en) | Display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same | |
US9869911B2 (en) | Display apparatus having a driver disposed on a flexible substrate and method of manufacturing the same | |
US10488717B2 (en) | Display apparatus, method for manufacturing the same, and multi display apparatus | |
US10424558B2 (en) | Display apparatus with a data driving chip and a gate driving chip disposed on a same side of a display panel | |
US11062643B2 (en) | Data driver including noise shielding lines and display apparatus having the same | |
US9123599B2 (en) | Display device and method of manufacturing the same | |
US10748469B2 (en) | Display apparatus with varying data line structure | |
US20060132425A1 (en) | Display device | |
US10049611B2 (en) | Display apparatus | |
US9129577B2 (en) | Layout of a group of gate driving stages wherein two stages are adjacent in the column direction and a third stage is adjacent to both said stages in the row direction | |
US20150015469A1 (en) | Display panel and driving method thereof, and display device | |
US20060164367A1 (en) | Dual display device | |
US20180286340A1 (en) | Display device | |
KR102568512B1 (en) | Display device | |
US10034369B2 (en) | Display apparatus | |
US10043777B2 (en) | Display device | |
KR20160046602A (en) | Flat panel display device |
Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
---|---|---|---|
AS | Assignment |
Owner name: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD., KOREA, REPUBLIC OF Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:MOON, SU-MI;KIM, SEONMI;LEE, CHONGGUK;AND OTHERS;SIGNING DATES FROM 20160427 TO 20160517;REEL/FRAME:038909/0641 |
|
STCF | Information on status: patent grant |
Free format text: PATENTED CASE |
|
MAFP | Maintenance fee payment |
Free format text: PAYMENT OF MAINTENANCE FEE, 4TH YEAR, LARGE ENTITY (ORIGINAL EVENT CODE: M1551); ENTITY STATUS OF PATENT OWNER: LARGE ENTITY Year of fee payment: 4 |